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# contemptuously

adverb

«contemptuously» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Contemptuously means in a way that shows you think someone or something is worthless or does not deserve respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuously/#m1)

### In the lessons

A story word that shows a character's scorn: «she looked at him contemptuously». In The Wind in the Willows the weasels and the bargewoman treat Toad contemptuously; in Alice, the Caterpillar asks «Who are you?» contemptuously.

### Examples

- The Caterpillar looked at Alice contemptuously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuously/#x1)
- «You?» he laughed contemptuously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuously/#x2)
- She tossed the cheap ring away contemptuously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuously/#x3)
- The cat contemptuously ignored the dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuously/#x4)
- The bargewoman spoke contemptuously to Toad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuously/#x5)
- He waved the idea away contemptuously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuously/#x6)
- “Don’t get any letters,” he said contemptuously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuously/#x7)

### Note

From «contempt» (noun) and «contemptuous» (adjective). Do not confuse with «contemptible» (deserving contempt). Showing contempt to people is unkind.

## In Jewish tradition

With scorn, treating holy things as worthless.

**Interpretation.** Eli's sons took offerings wrongly. Tradition counts this as a very serious sin, since they dishonored God's service.

### Examples

- And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men dealt contemptuously with the offering of the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.2.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contemptuously/#x1)

### Note

From «contempt» (noun) and «contemptuous» (adjective). Do not confuse with «contemptible» (deserving contempt). Showing contempt to people is unkind.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «contemptuously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «contemptuously» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contemptuously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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